Fentanyl deaths in children and teens have spiked 40-FOLD since 2013
Scientists at Yale School of Medicine said children may be ingesting the drugs after picking them up the floor or via counterfeit prescription drugs.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Kids need to gain weight during adolescence. Here's why
Pervasive myths about adolescent weight gain worry parents and can lead to real harm if adults don't adjust their messages to tweens and teens.
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Banning Flavored Vapes May Help Teens Quit
Researchers found eliminating flavored e-cigarettes may reduce the use of vapes altogether in teens and young adults.
Source: WebMD Health - May 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

For Today ' s Anxious Teens, Outdoor Adventures Can Be a Cure
It’s a blazingly beautiful fall day, the Utah sky a cloudless bowl of cobalt blue arcing above 800-foot sandstone canyon walls on the Green River. If there’s a picture postcard of a desert river, we’re in it—a flotilla of colorful whitewater rafts bobbing along a twisting ribbon of silty water.…#utah #greenriver
Source: Reuters: Health - May 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Banning Flavored Vapes Can Get Teens Quitting
FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 -- While public health officials have expressed concerns about teens vaping, a new study suggests getting more to quit may be simple. Eliminating flavored e-cigarettes may reduce the use of vapes altogether in teens and young...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Table of Experts: Mental health services poised for greater patient numbers
Recognizing a crucial need, U.S. employers improved mental health and well-being benefits for their workers during the emotional trauma of the pandemic, and they intend to continue to enhance these benefits this year, according to a national health insurance survey. Such an endorsement of mental health treatment can only lead more people to seek services. When they do, Western New Yorkers, whether children, teens or adults, will find an array of behavioral health organizations offering programs …
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 5, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Teens Found Dead at Sex Offender ' s Home Were Having Sleepover with His Stepdaughter
Two of the teens who were found shot to death on the property of an Oklahoma sex offender were there for a sleepover with the man's stepdaughter — something they had done many times before, their parents say. Subscribe to People ►► http://bit.ly/SubscribetoPeople #Oklahoma #JesseMcFadden #PEOPLE…#oklahoma #subscribe #jessemcfadden #royalfamily #founddead
Source: Reuters: Health - May 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Kids With Nonverbal Autism May Still Understand Much Spoken Language
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 -- About a third of children with autism aren’t able to speak -- but that doesn’t mean they ' re unable to listen and comprehend, a new study reports. About 1 in 4 kids and teens who have autism and are minimally...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

FTC Says Facebook Violated 2020 Privacy Order, Proposes More Protections for Teens and Children
This is the third instance wherein the FTC says Facebook allegedly failed to protect user privacy. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed changes to its 2020 privacy order with Facebook after the company allegedly failed to comply with it. The FTC stated this is the third instance it has…#ftc #samuellevine #meta #tiktok
Source: Reuters: Health - May 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Restricting e-cigarettes to 'tobacco flavour' could slash teens vapers by 70 per cent 
Ditching fruit flavours in favour of pure tobacco would significantly reduce the appeal of vaping among young people according to a survey carried out by US researchers in Ohio.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Facebook ' s Recklessness Is Putting Kids At Risk, FTC Says
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Facebook, a unit of Meta Platforms (META), of violating the agency's 2020 privacy order and proposed new protections for children and teens. Meta stock dipped on the news. As a sanction, the FTC proposed a blanket prohibition that would prevent…#metaplatforms #meta #ftc #messengerkids #samuellevine #facebookinstagram #whatsapp #followpatrickseitz #ibdpseitz
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Meta Vows to Fight as FTC Proposes New Privacy-Related Restrictions
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed several restrictions on Meta. Saying the firm has violated a 2020 privacy order issued when it was still called Facebook, the regulator has proposed a blanket prohibition against monetizing data of children and teens under 18 and a pause on the…#ftc #meta #facebookinstagram #whatsapp #samuellevine #pymnts #tiktok #facebooks #messengerkids #linakhan
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gender-Diverse Teens Face Barriers to Physical Activity Gender-Diverse Teens Face Barriers to Physical Activity
Concerns about negative judgment and lack of inclusive facilities topped the list of barriers to physical activity reported by gender-diverse teens.MDedge News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Teen Dating Violence Sets Stage for Future Abusive Relationships
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 -- Teens who are abused by a romantic partner may suffer long-lasting repercussions, and this is especially true for girls, a new analysis finds. Investigators who reviewed 38 studies concluded that teenage dating violence was...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Anti-poverty programs may help reduce disparities in brain development and mental health symptoms in children
Study identifies potential of support programs to decrease health impacts of socioeconomic inequities
Source: NIDA News - May 2, 2023 Category: Addiction Tags: Brain, Children, Children & Teens, Low Income Populations, Media, Mental Health, Pre-Teens, Researchers, Public Health, News Release Source Type: news

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